In a world where hackers tirelessly work to ruin your day while wearing hoodies and sinister smiles, everyone seems to forget that DNS – that’s Domain Name System for those who prefer their alphabet soup with context – is the unsung hero of cybersecurity. Sure, firewalls and antivirus software strut around like A-list celebrities, but DNS is the reliable character actor who’s crucial to the plot yet never makes the headlines.

Picture yourself as an ordinary computer, just trying to connect to your favorite cat video website. DNS is the helpful assistant whispering those complicated IP numbers in your virtual ear so you don’t embarrass yourself in front of your browser. Yet, despite its indispensable role, DNS is about as protected as a cheese sandwich at a vegan picnic.

While everyone is busy throwing cash at the latest cybersecurity fad, poor DNS is left sitting in the corner, glaring at the budget report, wondering if it, too, can get some of that sweet firewall funding. But alas, DNS continues to do its thankless work, safeguarding your internet experience against cyber threats while hoping someone, somewhere, will remember it exists before the next cyber attack.